diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/SecuritySettings.java b/src/com/android/settings/SecuritySettings.java
index e0022649484..e4dcea1db7c 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/SecuritySettings.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/SecuritySettings.java
@@ -245,7 +245,8 @@ public class SecuritySettings extends RestrictedSettingsFragment
         // Enable or disable keyguard widget checkbox based on DPM state
         mEnableKeyguardWidgets = (CheckBoxPreference) root.findPreference(KEY_ENABLE_WIDGETS);
         if (mEnableKeyguardWidgets != null) {
-            if (ActivityManager.isLowRamDeviceStatic()) {
+            if (ActivityManager.isLowRamDeviceStatic()
+                    || mLockPatternUtils.isLockScreenDisabled()) {
                 // Widgets take a lot of RAM, so disable them on low-memory devices
                 PreferenceGroup securityCategory
                         = (PreferenceGroup) root.findPreference(KEY_SECURITY_CATEGORY);